Sergi Samper returns to training with Barcelona on Wednesday and hopes that this will be the season he finally makes his mark on the first team.

Samper, 22, joined Barca as a 6-year-old and last year's season-long loan move to Granada was the first time he had ever been away from the club.

A change of manager, a lack of football and relegation meant things didn't go as the young midfielder had hoped in Andalusia, but he learned from the experience and is now ready to show new Barca coach Ernesto...